Kingfish Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 http://twitter.com/DraytonFlorence/status/11423100845 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 http://twitter.com/DraytonFlorence/status/11423100845 I hope it's an April Fools joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Jabber Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 http://www.wivb.com/dpp/sports/bills_and_n...on-from-schobel This is what WIVB reported yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish Posted April 1, 2010 Author Share Posted April 1, 2010 http://www.wivb.com/dpp/sports/bills_and_n...on-from-schobel This is what WIVB reported yesterday. I think New Orleans would be a good fit for Schobel-close to Houston, they need a DE, and he'd be reunited with Greggo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatcrayonz Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I think New Orleans would be a good fit for Schobel-close to Houston, they need a DE, and he'd be reunited with Greggo. He has stated several times that he strongly prefers to play in Buffalo. He said he'd retire before playing elsewhere. In a way, that is nice to hear but it will make a trade impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papazoid Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 PFT just picked up the story....so it must be true....lol http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/...l-retire-today/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountDorkula Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Athletes and twitter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 PFT just picked up the story....so it must be true....lol http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/...l-retire-today/ At least they qualify it as a possible AF joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWings Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 PFT just picked up the story....so it must be true....lol http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/...l-retire-today/ Nice... PFT is a great place to look for regurgitated garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsGuyInMalta Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Schefter just twitted that Schobel is NOT retiring today. Ahhh April Fools on TBD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I'd be more on board with Schobel if his stance wasn't "give me these conditions or release me". He could just retire. It smells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWings Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 AF joke or not, I'm not sure I agree with Schobel's approach. No one has given him a hard time (which kind of surprises me), but I think this is pretty unprofessional. A) You are putting the Bills at a huge disadvantage for personnel purposes. And that is an understatement. Schobel's salary is fairly large by Buffalo's standards and it could have been appropriated better if they had known Schobel's plans. No matter how many times the Bills say they are "planning for football w/o him", they aren't. They don't have the money or player personnel to do that. B) Letting it leak to the public that you are "considering" retirement at a young age makes this process all the more obnoxious. And publicly stating you are going to "take your time" in deciding is equally obnoxious IMO. Schobel is not Brett Favre. The Bills did not sign him to this large contract with the idea that he was going to retire out of nowhere. And that he was going to "take his time" in the process. It should have been kept internal b/c the longer this goes on publicly, the more of a distraction it becomes. C) On a very basic level, Aaron is essentially telling his employer..."I may or may not show up to work. Depends on how I feel. I'm going to take my time deciding. Right now, its not really stressing me". I can promise you, the Bills are likely a little "stressed" about it. I mean, Schobel's status has a huge effect on the Bills' draft strategy. He is the difference between them contemplating drafting someone like Kindle/Morgan or focusing solely on O-line and QB. I understand Schobel has worked hard for the Bills for his entire career. I'm not trying to draw comparisons to Lynch or Peters. But, this is pretty weak IMO. Good points...and this is pretty much what Brett Favre has done for the past few years. This is just on a much smaller scale. Considering the surprise factor of this, it is annoying that he's taking so long to decide. The draft is in 3 weeks. He really should tell them something soon. That said, maybe he's waiting to see what they do on draft day/weekend to decide if it's worth another shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkc Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 AF joke or not, I'm not sure I agree with Schobel's approach. No one has given him a hard time (which kind of surprises me), but I think this is pretty unprofessional. A) You are putting the Bills at a huge disadvantage for personnel purposes. And that is an understatement. Schobel's salary is fairly large by Buffalo's standards and it could have been appropriated better if they had known Schobel's plans. No matter how many times the Bills say they are "planning for football w/o him", they aren't. They don't have the money or player personnel to do that. B) Letting it leak to the public that you are "considering" retirement at a young age makes this process all the more obnoxious. And publicly stating you are going to "take your time" in deciding is equally obnoxious IMO. Schobel is not Brett Favre. The Bills did not sign him to this large contract with the idea that he was going to retire out of nowhere. And that he was going to "take his time" in the process. It should have been kept internal b/c the longer this goes on publicly, the more of a distraction it becomes. C) On a very basic level, Aaron is essentially telling his employer..."I may or may not show up to work. Depends on how I feel. I'm going to take my time deciding. Right now, its not really stressing me". I can promise you, the Bills are likely a little "stressed" about it. I mean, Schobel's status has a huge effect on the Bills' draft strategy. He is the difference between them contemplating drafting someone like Kindle/Morgan or focusing solely on O-line and QB. I understand Schobel has worked hard for the Bills for his entire career. I'm not trying to draw comparisons to Lynch or Peters. But, this is pretty weak IMO. agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantankerous Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 UPDATE: Adam Schefter says that Schobel isn't retiring. So Florence pulled an April Fool's Day prank. Here's our 4/1 response: Florence is a great player, who has earned every penny he has been paid during his NFL career. LMAO OuCH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthICE Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I hope he hurries up and does. Overpaid, over hyped. Time to cut his high salary and move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagon Circler Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 A-F Day at 2BD is a pain in the ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
....lybob Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Good points...and this is pretty much what Brett Favre has done for the past few years. This is just on a much smaller scale. Considering the surprise factor of this, it is annoying that he's taking so long to decide. The draft is in 3 weeks. He really should tell them something soon. That said, maybe he's waiting to see what they do on draft day/weekend to decide if it's worth another shot. exactly right- and like what Favre did it's good for the player not the team- a trade limits the players options and leverage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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